Question

pentagon abcde is dilated according to the rule \\(d_{0.3}(x,y)\\) to create the image pentagon abcde, which is shown on the graph.

what are the coordinates of point a of the pre-image?

\\((-1, 1)\\)
\\((-1, 2)\\)
\\((-9, 6)\\)
\\((-9, 18)\\)

Explanation:

Identify the coordinates of point A' from the graph

$$ A' = (-3, 2) $$

Apply the inverse dilation rule to find the pre-image point A

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Re-evaluating the coordinates of \(A'\) from the grid:
Looking closely at the grid:
The x-axis has labels: \(-1, -2, -3, -4, -5\). Point \(A'\) is at \(x = -3\).
The y-axis has labels: \(2, 4, 6, 8\).
Point \(A'\) is at \(y = 6\).
Let's recalculate with \(A' = (-3, 6)\):

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Let's re-examine the grid coordinates of \(A'\) very carefully:
The vertical axis has grid lines. The label \(2\) is at 2 units up. \(4\) is at 4 units up. \(6\) is at 6 units up. \(8\) is at 8 units up.
Point \(B'\) is at \((0, 8)\) or \((-1, 8)\)? It is at \((-1, 8)\).
Point \(A'\) is at \(x = -3\), and its height is at the grid line for \(y = 6\) or \(y = 5.4\)?
If \(A = (-9, 18)\), then \(A' = D_{0.3}(-9, 18) = (-2.7, 5.4)\).
If \(A = (-10, 20)\), that is not an option.
Let's check the options:

• \((-1, 1)\)
• \((-1, 2)\)
• \((-9, 6)\)
• \((-9, 18)\)

If \(A = (-9, 18)\):

$$ A' = D_{0.3}(-9, 18) = (-9 \times 0.3, 18 \times 0.3) = (-2.7, 5.4) $$

Looking at the graph, \(A'\) is slightly to the right of \(-3\) (which is \(-2.7\)) and slightly below \(6\) (which is \(5.4\)). This perfectly matches the visual representation.

Calculate the pre-image coordinates

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Answer:

• (A) \((-1, 1)\)
• (B) \((-1, 2)\)
• (C) \((-9, 6)\)
• (D) \((-9, 18)\) (Correct answer)